July 2, 2021 – Page 2 – Jewish Review

These Jewish activists work as translators for migrants to fight ‘language violence’

July 2, 2021Jesse Orine

(JTA) — In 2018, a caravan of Central American migrants approached the United States through Mexico, stoking both fears and compassion. Ariel Koren, an interpreter who was translating for separated families near the U.S.-Mexico border at the time, saw a bureaucracy intent on discouraging immigration by making the process nearly impossible for non-English speakers. She […]

COVID-19: Cats more likely than dogs to catch virus from owners – study

July 2, 2021David Leibermann

Humans infected with the coronavirus need to be careful not to infect their pets, though it seems dogs are less likely than cats to catch it, according to new scientific studies.In two preliminary studies that will presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in July, it was found that COVID-19 […]